Assessment of the current practice regarding Diarrhea Management by pharmacists/chemist in Moradabad.
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2010-05
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Diarrhea is one of the GIT disorders that create discomfort of normal life.
Diarrhea is defined by the World Health Organization as having 3 or more loose or liquid
stools per day or as having more stools than is normal for that person. It may be due to
infection by viruses, Bacteria and parasites etc. Generally in small cities large number of
diarrheal patients visit chemist shop and took medicine with or without advice/precaution
from over the counter. Present study deal with specific aim focus on evaluating the role
of Pharmacist/Chemist in management of diarrhea. Pharmacist helped in out in managing
diarrhea to some extent by prescribing drugs either in single or combinations form but
they don’t know about the which patients to test, what tests to order, what accurate medical treatments to use, and
what steps to take in case of acute as well as in chronic case of diarrhea.
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Diarrhea, Pharmacist/Chemist, GIT disorder
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Abid M, Chitrabanshi R R, Ashraf H, Handa S, Patra A, Ghosh A K, Kamal Kishore, Khan N A. Assessment of the current practice regarding Diarrhea Management by pharmacists/chemist in Moradabad. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2010 May-Jul; 1(1): 138-144.